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to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
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Recent Examples of recount
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
The essay recounts his time in Hungary, presumably as a fellow with the Danube Institute, and attributes the weight loss to the country’s approach to food regulation.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
California's Democratic attorney general and a voting rights group launched legal challenges this week to halt a seizure and recount of more than half a million 2025 election ballots by a Republican county sheriff who is running for governor.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Harry also recounted the meeting in his 2023 memoir Spare, having looked back on the memory following the Queen’s death on September 8, 2022.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
The essay recounts his time in Hungary, presumably as a fellow with the Danube Institute, and attributes the weight loss to the country’s approach to food regulation.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
There is a robust civil process, overseen by state and local elections officials, to request a recount or challenge the results of an election.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
California's Democratic attorney general and a voting rights group launched legal challenges this week to halt a seizure and recount of more than half a million 2025 election ballots by a Republican county sheriff who is running for governor.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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The contract included an up-front payment of $3 million, which Shields described as a signing bonus and has potential for significantly higher earnings through revenue sharing.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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But, if the company describes its product as an immunity booster, the agency’s authority is less clear.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The county has not yet been allocated a cent for the project, but Abruzzo said he’s been assured by lawmakers that the full amount is coming later this year.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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His bail remains set at $70,000, but prosecutors plan to ask the court to double the amount.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Bill Brown, Paragon Star’s chief operating officer, said at the time of the event, his group had been told the project was just a couple of weeks from being finished.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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During the chase, an officer told Toledo to show his hands.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Brooklyn also forced five more turnovers, and Liddell kept stacking points, adding five more in the quarter to take his total to a career-high 17 points in his first 15 minutes alone.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The two entered having played together in only 17 games this season, for a total of 249 minutes.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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The second volume narrates Akbar’s reign up to 1602.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rest assured, the film’s first trailer doesn’t skimp on the eight-legged action, and is primarily narrated by Molina as Marcellus, the octopus at the heart of the story.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
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On the whole, only 25% of voters planned to vote for Bass.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Roberts stars as real-life activist Erin Brockovich, chronicling her journey from unemployed single mother to paralegal presenting evidence for a major class action lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric Company.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Apr. 2026
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Adept at separating the unseen from the seen, Lemann here chronicles his family’s accumulation of wealth, whatever the moral costs or compromises, and their subsequent acculturation and partial deracination.—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Debt relief programs, including debt settlement, can sometimes halt garnishment activity by negotiating a lump-sum resolution or structured repayment plan directly with the creditor.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In return, the studios will kick in $321 million — a record sum — to keep the writers’ health fund solvent.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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